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Not far from the Mo family's fishery stood a small city. Its walls were not high, but the defensive formation was fully activated. Teams of Qi Refinement cultivators and Initiates patrolled atop the walls with weapons in hand. Somewhere close to the main gate, a gaunt old man stood quietly atop the wall. His face was lined with worry, while fear flickered in his eyes.
Behind him, a cultivator stepped forward with caution. "Patriarch, are we really not going to help?"
The patriarch did not turn his head and said in a low voice, "Help? How am I supposed to help? That kind of battle is beyond my capability to interfere with."
The man said worriedly, "But the Wu family and ours have been tied by marriage for three generations. We're close. That rogue cultivator just killed three of their Adepts. He's their sworn enemy. Now he's fled into our fishery. If we just stand by—"
"And if we don't stand by?"
The patriarch suddenly turned back and stared at the man. Under that gaze, the man fell silent.
The patriarch snorted coldly. "Ol' Third, I know you married a woman from the Wu family, but you must understand that we are only related by marriage. We're not their vassals."
When the man called Ol' Third heard the last few words, cold sweat instantly poured down his back. Indeed… without realizing it, he had been influenced by his wife into believing the Mo family was a vassal to the Wu family. Now, the patriarch's words struck his mind like the call of a temple bell, jolting him awake.
"You have to understand: whether I go or not won't change anything. I'm only at the early stage of Golden Core, and I won't be of much help....
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